NIIFT, Mohali students celebrate Lohri

Mohali, January 13, 2015: The students and faculty members of Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT), Mohali celebrated Lohri festival with great pomp and show at NIIFT, Mohali today.

During occasion, the students tapped their toes on filmy songs like ‘Lo Aa gai Lohri Ve’ and Punjabi boliyaan meant for lohri like  'Sunder mundriye tera kaun vichara! Dullah Bhatti wala! Dullaeh di teeh viahi! ser shakar payi!" etc. Faculty members also took the privilege of this moment. Everyone enjoyed bhangra beats on dhol. 

The event was followed by the tradition of bonfire and offering revari and popcorn. The students and faculty gathered around the bonfire . They sang and danced to the beat of the Dhol till the fire dies out.  They tossed gur, sugar-candy and rewaries.

K.S Brar, Director, NIIFT welcomed everyone to celebrations. He said Lohri was a festival of thanking lord nature. It provided the opportunity to fill social gaps. It has a special significance in terms of harvesting crops. Being an agrarian country, it was very important festival for India.

Besides other faculty members, Inderjit Singh and Madan Lal, Registrar and Assistant Registrar, NIIFT respectively were presented during occasion.

The event ended on a very happy note embarking a great start of the Hindu New Year.

 

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